Yesterday, I decided to comparison shop for groceries. I have 3 grocery stores within 1 mile of my house that I frequent- Winn Dixie, Super Walmart, and a locally owned store. I made out my list, and visited all 3 stores, making notes on the prices of the items. I also had several coupons, and a sale paper from Winn Dixie. I purchased stuff from all 3 stores, but by far Walmart had the best prices and I made the majority of my purchases there. I also used the sale paper at Walmart and asked them to honor Winn Dixie's sale on certain items. Overall, I saved 26 dollars using coupons and store incentives and sales. I am going to do this for the next couple of weeks to track my expenditures and store prices. I am also going to compare the prices at Sams where I buy many of my staple items.
When we travel, we always stop at the visitor centers as we enter a state and pick up a coupon book. I check out the prices at the motels in the city we are planning to stay in. We also belong to the memberships that several motel/ hotels offer. We have gotten several free nights stay using the memberships and gotten really good prices using the coupon books.
Yesterday, I decided to comparison shop for groceries. I have 3 grocery stores within 1 mile of my house that I frequent- Winn Dixie, Super Walmart, and a locally owned store. I made out my list, and visited all 3 stores, making notes on the prices of the items. I also had several coupons, and a sale paper from Winn Dixie. I purchased stuff from all 3 stores, but by far Walmart had the best prices and I made the majority of my purchases there. I also used the sale paper at Walmart and asked them to honor Winn Dixie's sale on certain items. Overall, I saved 26 dollars using coupons and store incentives and sales. I am going to do this for the next couple of weeks to track my expenditures and store prices. I am also going to compare the prices at Sams where I buy many of my staple items.
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
When we travel, we always stop at the visitor centers as we enter a state and pick up a coupon book. I check out the prices at the motels in the city we are planning to stay in. We also belong to the memberships that several motel/ hotels offer. We have gotten several free nights stay using the memberships and gotten really good prices using the coupon books.
I usually use priceline; name your own price. Once in a while I don't get a booking and then go to expedia. This summer we went to SD and I got a room for 4 nights for $59.00 a night. This included pool, hot tub and a good breakfast. I called the same hotel out of curiousity and they wanted $119.00 a night. The AmericInn across the way was starting at $99.00 a night.
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
I have used priceline in the past, but my husband does not like to plan a trip that closely. He likes to decide where we are going to stay as we travel. So I have to plan as we go.
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